The cartoons by Ed Doughty in this collecton were published in the US military publication Stars and Stripes from 1945 to 1946 during the US occupation of Japan.

The cartoons in this collection include derogatory and highly stereotyped depictions of the Japanese. In addition, Japanese women are usually depicted as objects of American desire. This historical source provides examples of racist and sexist images of the occupied prevalent during the American occupation (1945-1952) that may be used for critical analysis.

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